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Umsedari ELebhanoni
1 Ngomnyaka wetshumi lanye, ngenyanga yesithathu ngosuku lwakuqala, ilizwi likaThixo lafika kimi lisithi: 2 “Ndodana yomuntu, tshono kuFaro inkosi yaseGibhithe lakumaxuku akhe uthi:
‘Ngubani ongalinganiswa lawe ngobucwazicwazi?
3 Cabanga i-Asiriya, eyake yaba ngumsedari eLebhanoni,
olamagatsha amahle embese ihlathi ngomthunzi;
wawumude uphezulu le,
isihloko sawo singaphezu kwamahlamvu avitshileyo.
4 Amanzi awondla,
imithombo etshonayo yawenza wakhula waba mude;
izifudlana zayo zageleza
emaceleni esidindi sawo sonke,
imisele yazo ayafika
kuzozonke izihlahla zeganga.
5 Wawuphakeme kanjalo umude
kulazo zonke izihlahla zeganga;
ingatsha zawo zanda,
ingatsha zawo zakhula zaba zinde
zendlalekile ngenxa yobunengi bamanzi.
6 Zonke izinyoni zasemoyeni
zakhela izidleke zazo ezingatsheni zawo,
zonke izinyamazana zeganga
zazalela ngaphansi kwezingatsha zawo;
zonke izizwe ezinkulu
zahlala emthunzini wawo.
7 Wawunkanyazela ngobuhle bawo,
ngezingatsha zawo ezendlalekileyo,
ngoba impande zawo zazitshona
phansi emanzini amanengi.
8 Imisedari esivandeni sikaNkulunkulu
yayingeke ilingane lawo,
kumbe izihlahla zemiphayini
zibe lezingatsha ezingafana lezawo,
akukho sihlahla esivandeni sikaNkulunkulu
esasingaba sihle njengawo.
9 Ngawenza waba muhle
ngezingatsha ezinengi,
wahawukelwa yizihlahla zonke zase-Edeni
esivandeni sikaNkulunkulu.
10 Ngakho-ke nanku okutshiwo nguThixo Wobukhosi: Ngoba wawumude uphezulu le, isihloko sawo siphakamele ngaphezu kwezingatsha ezivitshileyo, njalo ngenxa yokuthi wawuziqhenya ngobude bawo, 11 ngawunikela kumbusi wezizwe ukuba awuphathe ngokufanele ububi bawo. Ngawulahlela eceleni, 12 njalo isizwe sasezizweni esilesihluku kulazo zonke sawucakazela phansi sawutshiya. Ingatsha zawo zawela phezu kwezintaba lasezigodini zonke, amagatsha awo ephukela ezindongeni zonke zelizwe. Zonke izizwe zasemhlabeni zasuka emthunzini wawo zawutshiya. 13 Zonke izinyoni zasemoyeni zahlala phezu kwesihlahla esiwileyo, lezinyamazana zonke zeganga zaziphakathi kwezingatsha zaso. 14 Ngakho kazikho ezinye izihlahla ngasemanzini ezizaphakama ngokuziqhenya phezulu le, zifikise izihloko zazo ngaphezu kwezingatsha. Kazikho ezinye izihlahla ezizuza amanzi kuhle kanjalo ezizake zifike phezulu kangako; zonke zimiselwe ukufa, emhlabeni ongaphansi, phakathi kwabantu abafayo, kanye lalabo abehlela egodini.
15 Nanku okutshiwo nguThixo Wobukhosi: Ngosuku owehliselwa ngalo engcwabeni, ngavala imithombo etshonayo ngokulilelwa kwawo, ngamisa izifudlana zawo, lamanzi awo amanengi avinjelwa. Ngenxa yawo ngembesa iLebhanoni ngomnyama, njalo zonke izihlahla zeganga zabuna. 16 Ngenza izizwe zathuthunyeliswa ngumdumo wokuwa kwawo lapha ngawehlisela phansi engcwabeni kanye lalabo abehlela phansi egodini. Lapho-ke zonke izihlahla zase-Edeni, ezikhethekileyo lezinhle kakhulu zaseLebhanoni, zonke izihlahla ezazithola amanzi kuhle, zaduduzeka ngaphansi komhlaba. 17 Labo ababehlala emthunzini wawo, ababevumelana lawo phakathi kwezizwe, basebehlele phansi engcwabeni kanye lawo, bahlangana lalabo ababulawa ngenkemba.
18 Yisiphi sezihlahla zase-Edeni esingafaniswa lawe ngobuhle langobucwazicwazi na? Ikanti lawe futhi uzakwehliselwa phansi ngaphansi komhlaba kanye lezihlahla zase-Edeni; uzalala phakathi kwabangasokanga, lalabo ababulawa ngenkemba.
Lo nguFaro kanye lamaxuku akhe wonke, kutsho uThixo Wobukhosi.’ ”